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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, SEPrHMBE 1, 1913
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DEMOCRATIC PUBLICITY C4M.
PAIGN.
A. W. McLean Placed in Charge of
Important Work in North Carolina
by Democratic National " Organiza
tion Voters to be Kept Informed
of Policies and Purposes of Party
A General Campaign of Publicity
Will be Carried On Mr. McLean
Tells How President's Message on
Mexican Situation Was Received.
Mr. A. W. McLean of Lumberton
has been appointed by the Democratic
National committee to take charge of
the Democratic organization and pub
licity campaign in North Carolina.
This is in line with he recently deter
mined policy of the National organi
zation to maintain permanent Na
tional headquarters at Washington
and keep the people fully informed
at all times of the work and aims of
the Democratic party.
This information was briefly giv
en in Washington dispatches to the
daily papers of the State Friday and
in Saturday's News and Observer ful
ler information was given. Mr. Mc
Lean returned Friday night ftom
Washington and The Robesonian hae
obtained from him the following state
ment in regard to the new plan of
the National organization and the
"The Democratic party heretofore
has followed the course of abandon
ing its headquarters and organization
after presidential elections, while the
Republicans have maintained perman.
ent headquarters and looked after
congressional elections.
"This time the Democrats have de
termined to maintain permanent
headquarters and with this end in
view the Democratic National com
mittee and the congressional campaign
committee have appointed an execu.
tive campaign committee to have
charge of this work. Heretofore there
has been a good deal of duplication
of work on the part of the Democratic
National committee and the congres
sional committee, but now the work
will be combined under the direction
of the executive campaign commit.
tee.
"The main purposes are:
"To conduct an educational cam
paign throughout the Nation in order
to keep the rank and file informed as
to the acts and purposes of the par
ty. "To keep up a Democratic organi
zation with headquarters in Washing
ton, this central organization to keep
in close touch with the organization
in the various States.
"To carry on a general campaign of
publicity. The Democratic leaders are
particularly anxious to keep the
achievements of the party, its policies
and purposes, before the voters.
"It will be part of the work of this
organization to look after any vacan.
cies that may occur in the House or
Senate of Congress with a view toiill
ing such vacancies with Democrats.
"A great deal of Democratic liter
ature will be distributed and also ef-
forts will be made at all times to get
in lOUCn Willi unu uicituun .aiijr mo-
satisfaction within the party or fac
tional strife.
"In order to carry out the work as
tilarned considerable money will be
I needed, and each State will b expeet
j ed to contribute, probably on the basis
of its electoral vote. Leading Demo.
rrata in the various States will Le
called on to furnish this campaign
fund."
Mr. McLean has been appointed to
represent the National organisation in
l North Carolina. It will be his duty
to collect the part of the funds ap
portioned to this State and to aid the
National committee in educaionai ana
nnhlicitv work in North Carolina. All
who know Mr. McLean will recognize
that the best possible selection was
made in placing him at the nead of
this important work in North Caro
lina. He is one of the best known
lawyers and bankers in North Caro
lina, and his' effective work as chair
man of the committee in this Mate
whirh raised over $15,000 for the Wil
son campaign fund is an indication of
what he will accomplish as the head
of this new work.
In Saturday's News and Observer
the following account was given of
this proposed campaign:
"Mr McLean s reliow-ciuzens nave
wpn congratulating him on tho im
portant possition assigned to him by
he Democratic National committee,
ht bodv having designated him to
ake charge of the Democratic orgar.L
;ing and-publicity campaign m this
itaie. a"c "'""" &
ommittee combines with the JJsmo-
rr i inmcra nr fnnrrpsainnni
ratic National committee, and Mr.
McLean is to have charge of the work
of publicity in North Carolina, for
both these committees, which are act.
ing as one under the direction of Mr.
Thomas J. Pence.
"From Mr. McLean it is learned
that the National Democratic com
mittee will systematically organize
to keep before the people the achieve
ments of the pary, letting the public
know what has been done in the way
of the tariff, currency, and other
measures of Democracy, so that the
record may be known. In this mat
ter of publicity it is expected that
each State will finance the work. In
general charge of this, said Mr. Mc
Lean, is Thomas J. Pence, a North
Carolinian, well known all ove- the
country and popular wherever known.
He is acting for Chairman McCombs,
of the National Democratic committee,
and is in charge of the offices estab
lished in Washington."
"Mr. McLean, who as president of
the Bank of Lumberton and a promi
nent cotton mill man, was the chair,
man of the committee in North Caro
lina which raised something over $16,
000 for the Wilson campaign fund,
and he will go to work at once to
secure funds to conduct the publicity
work in North Carolina and
will put out literature over
the State. He holds that advertis
ing is as necessary to party success
as it is to business. 'j"5!ills5iUSSS''; njany. of the- veterans it was
the plan of the National committee
will prove of great value to ths par.
ty. He proposes to let the people
know by means of his publicity work
what is being done by the Democracy
Each State has been requested by the
National committee to raise a certain
amount for the work and he feels that
North Carolina will meet the call upon
it. All who know A. W. McLean re
alize that he wi'l go to work syste
matically to fulfill the duties placed
upon him by the National committee."
Mr. McLean says that the Demo
cratic party is now a cohesive organ
ization for the first time since the
Civil War, and he attributes this fact
10 ine wonaeriui worK ana iorceiui
personality of President Wilson.
While n Washington last week
Mr. McLean talked with Senator
Simmons about the tariff bill and he
says that Senator Simmons expects
that the bill will be passed within
the next two weeks.
Commenting upon President Wil
son's message to Congress on the
Mexican situation, which he heard,
Mr. McLean said: "It was received
with the greatest approval, and in
the aplause which greeted him Repub
licans joined with Democrats. It is
the general opinion that he is pur.
' suing a most wise and statesman-like
course in the Mexican matter."
Mr. McLean says that the currency
and banking bill is also widely ap.
proved and that juging from express
i ions he heard from members of Con.
j gressl the Administration measure,
1 the Owen-Glass bill, will be adopt
i ed.
MEXICAN SITUATION
CHANGED.
UN-
Administration Content to Wait for
Expected Hopeful Developments.
Washington Dispatch, August 31.
Secretary of State Bryan upon his
return from a short lecture trip an
nounced that nothing had been receiv
ed at the State Department from
Mexico City to change the situation
that exists between this Government
and the Provisional Government in
Mexico City.
Mr. Lind, it was reasserted, would
remain in Vera Cruz tomorrow at
i least so far as Administration officials
here had any knowledge of his plans.
That the administration still is con.
tent to wait for expected hoveful de
velopments is apparent on every
hand, President Wilson planning to
remain in Cornish, N. H., over Labor
Day, nothing having arisen to de
mand his immediate return to Wash
ington. Reports of new orders for mobiliza
tion of troops in Mexico City by the
provisional authorities caused no ex.
citement in official circles here. At the
War and Navy Departments officers
were on duty all day, but no reports
from the Mexican border were receiv
ed regarding attempts to smuggle
arms into Mexico in violation of the
strict neutrality order from President
Wilson.
Mexico City, Aug. 31 A wave of
patriotism seems to be sweeping over
eMxico, and from many States and
from all classes, it is announced, as.
surances of allegiance and offers of
service are being received daily by
President Huerta and his Minister of
War. '
OLD SOLDIERS' REUNION
Confederate Veterans Well Entertain,
ed in Fairmont Largest Crowd in
History of Town, Exceeding All
Expectations Parade, Address and
Dinner Next Reunion Will Be Held
at St. Paul's Veterans Getting
Feeble Other Notes.
The old soldiers' annual county re
union was held Thursday in the wide,
awake town of Fairmont. The folks
there were from all over. The num
ber of people that assembled to wit
ness and participate in the doings of
the day exceeded by far the greatest
expectations of the Fairmont folks.
The crowd was estimated at 3.00i,
which is the largest crowd ever gath
ered in the town. f
At about 11 o'clock the veterans and
marshals assembled at the Robeson
hotel and lined up for the parade,
marching down Main street to the old
Baptist church, where the speaking
took place. The parade was
led by Chief Marshal J. D. An
drews, mounted on a gay steed. Fol
lowing him was the Parkton brass
band, and it made good music; then
came the old soldiers on foot, march
ing two and two; then the marshals,
all mounted on horseback. It was in.
tended that the parade march over
several principal streets of the town,
but on account of the heat aad feeble-
thought best to shorten the route; so
from the hotel the lineup went direct
ly to the old Baptist church.
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by Mr. V. H. Taylor of Fair
mont and Mr. J. A. McAllister of
Lumberton made the response. Then
Rev. D. P. Bj-idges of Fairmont intro
duced the speaker of the day, Mr. L.
R. Varser, of Lumberton. The band
had a position in the church and
played several selections in between
the speeches. The church was crowd
ed to its capacity and there were
folks enough left on the streets to
have filled several more churches. It
was first intended to have the speak
ing in the grove in front of the church,
but thinking that it would be more
comfortable and pleasant for the
veterans the committee on arrange
ments decided to have it in the church.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion and the center pews
were reserved for the veterans. Mr.
Taylor, who deliver the address of wel
come made an excellent speech, assur
ing everybody, the young, the middle
aged and the old that they were
most heartily, welcome to the town
of Fairmont, which is destined to
be a great city. Mr. McAllister in re
sponding to Mr. Taylor's speech as
sured him and all the good folks of
the town that the veterans greatly
appreciated and were enjoying the
hospitality which was in evidence on
every hand. Mr. McAllister said that
these annual reunions were a source
of great pleasure to the old soldiers.
It gives them a chance to get together
and live over again the days of the
60's. He was impressed with the
good spirit shown the veterans by
Fairmont. Rev. Mr. Bridges acted as
master of ceremonies and he seemed
perfectly at home on the job. After
Mr. McAllister's address Mr. Bridges
made a short talk, reciting a few of
the incidents of the 60's, and then
introduced the speaker. Mr. Varser
is a good speaker and on this occasion
he was tuned just right for speaking.
He spoke for about three-quarters of
an hour.
After Mr. Varser's speech Mr. Brid
ges informed the veterans that the
next thing on the programme for
them would be dinner at the Robeson
hotel, where arrangements had been
made to feed every last one of them.
They were all given an excellent din
ner. But just before leaving the
church Mr. Bridges asked all the vet
erans who were over 75 years old to
stand up, and 18 stood up. Those pres.
ent numbered between 75 and 80. The
meeting was well attended by ' the
veterans, even though many of them
were very feeble and some of them
who entered the parade were unable
to keep the pace. Time is rapidly
making its impression on these boys
of the 60's and it is possible that
some of them who marched at Fair,
mont Thursday will never march
again on earth with their comrades;
but despite the fact that age is tell
ing on them, many of the dear old
souls are lively and as quick to re
spond to the call of duty as they ever
were. When the call was made for
volunteers during the Spanish-American
war Col. S. J. Cobb of Parkton
was among the first to answer the call
from North Carolina. In a short time
he organized a company and for
several months with his company was
stationed on the coast of Georgia.
(Continned on page four.)
TOWN AFFAIRS.
S. D. Strain Elected Night Policeman
to Succeed D. M. Barker, Resigned
Permission Granted White &
Gough to Place Cluster Lights in
Front of Store Other Matters.
At a meeting of the mayor and
town commissioners Friday night Mr.
S. D. Strain was elected night police
man to succeed Mr. D. M. Barker,
who resigned last week to accept a
position as policeman at Raeford, us
stated in Thursday's Robesonian. His
salary is $G5 and he gives a $1,000
bond.
At the request of Mayor White of
the firm of White & Gough, permis
sion was granted to place three clus.
ter lights in front of their store on
Elm street. In Thursday's Robeson
ian it was stated that Mr. White
would ask for this permission as th6
entering wedge of a plan to make
of the business portion of Elm street
a great "white way," as it is supposed
that others will follow suit and that
enough merchants will purchase these
lights to do away with the light
wires that furnish current for the
street lights.
Mr. V. D. Baker asked that some
thing be done toward improving side
walks on Caldwell, Ninth and Tenth
streets. This was referred to the
street committee with the request
that they give the mattemK-.iiiatev4
attention. . "
Mr. E. G. Sipher requested that the
electric light line be extended down
Cedar street to the town common. Re.
ferred to light committee with power
to act.
Chief of Police H. H. Redfern and
Town Clerk and Treasurer G. T. Page
filed their bonds, Mr. Redfern's being
$2,000 official and $5,000 as tax collec.
tor, Mr. Page's being $5,000, which
was referred to Town Attorney H . E
Stacy for inspection.
It was ordered that Mr. Ira Mullis,
civil engineer, be paid $29 . 74, commis
sion on paving work.
Superior Court McKenzie Trial Set
for Wednesday.
A 2-weeks' term of Superior Court
convened this morning, Judge C. C
Lyon of Elizabethtown presiding and
Solicitor N. A. Sinclair of Fayette
ville being present to represent the
State. The grand jury was duly im
paneled and charged, the charge be
ing along the usual lines. Mr. D. D.
McCall is foreman and Mr. Geo. A.
Barnes officer. No jury cases was
disposed of this morning. The trial
of W, T. McKenzie, charged with
the murder of Peter Jones, his broth
er.in.law, in Laurinburg last October,
waa set to begin Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and a special venire
of 125 was ordered. Among the out-
of-town attorneys attending court to
day are Messrs. E. Graham Brown
of Whiteville, V. H. Taylor of Fair,
mont, E. L. Wooten of Rowland, J,
S. Butler of St. Paul's, W. H. Cox
and R. B. Russell of Laurinburg,, B
F. and S. B. McLean and Hon. G
B. Patterson of Maxton.
In the Recorder's Court.
John Hardin, Indian, was before
Recorder J. A. Rowland Saturday to
anwswer a charge of disturbing relig
ious services. Judgment was sus
pended on payment of costs. Er
nest Hardin, also Indian, was to have
appeared before the recorder to an
swer a similar charge, but skipped a
$100 bond, though it is understood
that he will come in for trial Satur.
day.
Douglas McLean and Alfred Green
appeared before the recorder Saturday
to answer charges of disturbance. Mc
Lean was fined $5 and eosts and
Green $2 . 50 and costs .
Sam Patterson, colored, was up this
morning for being drunk on thef
streets Saturday. Judgment was sus
pended on payment of costs.
First Bale Sold.
The first of this season's cotton
crop marketed here was sold Satur.
day. Four bales were sold. The first
bale was sold early Saturday morning
by Mr. Peter Lamb, a tenant on Mr.
J . A. McAllister's place about 4 miles
south of Lumberton. Mr. J. T. Biggs,
Sprunt'8 local buyer, bought the bale
and paid 13 cents per pound for it
The bale weighed 440 pounds. Later
in the day Mr. Biggs bought a bale
from Mr. A. C. Davis and for it he
paid 12 cents. The other two bales
were purchased by Mr. L. H. Caldwell
and he paid 11.81 cents.
Mr. R. G. McCormick, who lives
near Elrod, is a Lumberton visitor
today.
Self love is the greatest of flatterers
La Rochefoucald.
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
Messrs. W. F. French and Ira Bullard
Secure Option on Valuable Lot
Messrs. Fuller and Townsend Trade
Lots.
Messrs.. W. F. French and Ira Bul-
lard have secured from ex-Sheriff Geo.
B. McLeod an option on the lot
on tne corner or Chestnut ana
Fourth streets at present occupied 1 y
the sales stables of Deese Brothers,
the blacksmith shops of P. P. Green
and the plant of the Robeson Soda
Water Co. for $12,000. The sum of
$100 was paid to clinch the option,
which is good until January .1st next.
The lot is 108x108 feet.
This lot was most favorably con .
eired by the postoffice site agent
who visijted LumbeVton some time
ago for the purpose of purchasing a
site for a postoffice building for the
$10,000 that the government has ap.
propriated, but the price of $12,000
was in the way. There has been some
speculation as to whether or not some
arrangements would be made to se
cure this lot now for the postoffice
site, provided the Government would
accept it it falls a little below the
requirements, which call for a lot
115x135 but Messrs. French and Bul
lard probably will hold it for a higher
price.
TMa$- ky&'XWpsend and" JohnC.
Fuller traded some' real estate' today.
Mr. Townsend swapped his lot on Elm
street, in front of Mr. R. D. Caldwell's
residence, to Mr. Fuller for a lot on
Chestnut street in front of the resi
dence of Mr. E. L. Holloway. The lot
on Elm that Mr. Townsetad
traded to Mr. Fuller is
54x108 feet and the one he gets from
Mr. Fuller is 108x108 feet Mr. Town
send says he expects tobegin at once
the erection of a modem residence on
his lot. Mr. Fuller before trading for
this lot on Elm owned the lot of 89x
108 feet adjoining it. So this gives
Mr. Fuller a lot of 143x108 feet on
Elm, or all the lot between the resi
dence of Mr. H. B. Jennings and the
Redmond residence in which Mr. C. B.
Redmond lives.
A Mr. Gwathney from the Ches
nee Mills, Chesnee, S. C, will suc
ceed Mr. G. F. Brietz, whose resig
natio nto accept the superintendency
of the Kinston Cotton Mills was men
tioned a week ago today in The Robe
sonian, as superintendent of the Dres
den Cotton Mills. He will tatce charge
on the 10th inst.
The John T. Biggs Company has
hade some changes in the interior of
the store during the last few days
Quite a bit of new shelving has been
put in on the first floor and on the
second floor a number of changes
have been made in order to take care
of increased business. The fall goods
are coming in and more space is ne
cessary.
Messrs. Frank Nash and Douglas
McLean will leave thi3 evening for
Davidson College their second year
and Messrs. Eli Wishart, Jim Cowan
Guy Townsend and Braxton Branch
will leave tomorrow to enter Oak
Ridge Institute.. Mr. Guy Townsend
has been mailing clerk for som(
time in the Bank of Lumberton.
Rev. Dr. W. R. Cullom, Bible
professor at Wake Forest College,
will preach at the , First Baptist
church next Sunday morning and
evening.
Mr. A. E. White, senior member
of the firm of White & Gough, left
last night for New York and other
Northern cities, where he and Mr.
Frank Gough, junior member of the
firm, who left Friday niht fo4
Greensboro and was to join Mr. White
in Richmond this morning, will spend
two weeks purchasing goods for their
department store. They will stop over
in Washington today and tomorrow
to see what can be done in regard to
a postoffice site for Lumberton, for
the purchase of which the Government
has appropriated $10,000.
Postmaster D. D. French, Assist,
ant Postmaster R. O. Edmund and
the postoffice clerks, Messrs. Clifton
Blake, John Q. Purnell and Miss Ida
Sessoms, went Friday to Philadelphus
to attend the public debate between
the Philadelphus and Orrum schools.
Messrs. Willie Floyd and W.
B. Ivey represented the Or
rum school and Sam McKay and
Furman Barnes represented Philadel
phus. Mr. Barnes, who was on the
winning aide, until recently held a po
sition here in the postoffice, resigning
that position on the 23rd of last
month to enter school. He expects to
leave this week for Wake Forest Col
lege. Mr. French says he certainly
did do some good speaking.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Bunyan Stansel has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Allentown
which is a fourth-class office.
The county commissioners and
board of education are holding their
regular monthly meetings today.
Assistant Postmaster R. O. Ed
mund will hold a civil service exami
nation here on the 13th of this month.
The examination will be for postal
clerks.
A "slit" skirt made its appearance
on the streets of Lumberton yesterday
but did not create a ripple of ex
citement. What do you know about
that?
"Omens of the Mesh," VitagTapn,
and "The Branded Arm," a Path
Mexicap story, will be the pictures
shown at the Pastime theatre this
evening.
License has been issued for the
marriage ol Martha rrevatt ana
Thomas A. Parnell; Ludie McQueen
and McF. Floyd; Vera Byrd and Sam-
Stone; Mamie Cox and John Britt
Mr. M. D. Powers of Barneavill
has accepteda position as clerk at the
Waverly hotel. For about two years
Mr. Powers has held a position as
clerk with Mr. L. E. Tyner at Lowe.
Mr. Powers began work at the hotel
yesterday.
Mr.. R. M. High . e& ,K?r? r.
accepted a position as clerk in J. D.
McMillan & Son's drug store. He be
gan work Saturday and succeeds Mr.
Eli Wishart, who, as has been men.
tioned in The Robesonian, resigned to
enter school.
Rev. S. E. Mercer, president of
the Carolina College at Maxton, pass,
ed through town Saturday en route to
Wadeville, where he goes in the inter
est of the college. He says that
the school will open on the 10th, and
that prospects for a big opening are
fine.
Quite a number of young folks
enjoyed an auto truck ride Friday
night into St Paul's and return. There
were two trucks and about eight
couples. Mr. and Mrs. Regan Mcln.
tyre were the chaperones. The occas
ion was gotten up by Mr. Elwood
Whaley.
Mr. C. M. Fuller left Friday after
noon for St Louis, Mo., where he will
spend several days buying mules and
horses for his large stable, Second and
Chestnut streets. He will probably
return about the last of the week and
it is expected that his first shipment
for this season will arrive about the
first of next week.
Mr. I. V. Britt of Mt Eliam is
among the farmers in town today.
Mr. Britt is one of Robeson's fanners
who lives at home and boards at the
same place, and then helps the city
folks by brining them corn and meat
He sold one dried ham to Mr. L. H.
Caldwell today for $7.70. The weifrht
of the ham was 35 pounds.
Miss Eloise Jones entertained
Friday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:00
o'clock at the Waverly hotel, home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Y. Jones.
It was a birthday party. It was an
occasion of great joy for quite a
crowd of the little folks. Refresh,
ments consisting of cream, cake,
grapejuice and mints were served.
Eloise is 11 years old.
In remitting for his Robesonian
Mr. J. R. Thames who lives on route
No. 8 from Fayetteville, says that
Mrs. Thames, who is a daughter of
Mr Spurgeon Jones of Robeson county,
underwent a serious operation three
weeks ago in the Highsmith hospital
at Fayetteville but that she is getting
along nicely and it is thought that
she will be able to return home in a
few weeks.
Messrs. S. F. Caldwell and W.
G. Pitman returned home Saturday
from their trip to Europe and say
they had a great time. They landed
in New York Thursday. They left
Lumberton July 11 and visited all the
principal cities and points of interest
in Ireland, Scotland, England, HoL
land, Belgium and France. They
were too busy to write while sway
but have promised to write some,
thing for The Robesonian about their
trip at their earliest convenience.
Mr. R. R. Carlyle, who was a
clerk in the department store of
Messrs. Caldwell & Carlyle before
that firm was succeeded by Messrs.
R. D. Caldwell & Son, with whom he
has been since, will about the first of
next year begin business for himself
in the store on Elm street at pres.
ent occupied by Blacker Bros. Messrs.
Blacker Brothers do not know yet
where they will move. Mr. Carlyle
will handle ladies furnishings, dry
goods, notions, shoes, children's ready
.to-wear, etc.